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Record #26444
Name :
: Ernest Charles Donald WILLIS (1904 - 1994)


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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: Dec 1904

Marriage (1)
: 1949   Spouse/Notes : J FROST (Moora district, reg 25)
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 5 Apr 1994   Notes : Source: Dalwallinu Cemetery, Ozburials
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Oxfordshire, Oxford

Birth reg Mar qtr 1905, 3a 1059
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jul 1913
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Belgic

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesErnest was placed at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Western Australia. He was one of a party of 22 orphaned boys aged under 12 sent to Australia under the auspices of the Child Emigration Society, organised by Rhodes scholars at Oxford (Source: NLA Trove Newspapers). 
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27646 PENFOLD, Amelia Harriett1903ENG, SRY, Croydon Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
27645 PENFOLD, Henry Arthur1901ENG, ESS, Ilfrod Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
27647 PENFOLD, Walter J1904ENG, SRY, Croydon Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
4653 WILLIS, Ada Edith1890ENG, WIL, Purton Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
24203 WILLIS, Charles1855ENG,     May 1870 : Ganges CAN Boy's Refuge, Whitechapel, London  
21760 WILLIS, Ellen ENG,     May 1892 : Sardinian CAN Rev. Mr. Bridger  
26444 WILLIS, Ernest Charles Donald1904ENG, OXF, Oxford Jul 1913 : Belgic AUS Fairbridge Homes  
6584 WILLIS, Frederick1912ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jul 1927 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
4654 WILLIS, George1890ENG, WIL, Purton Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
4861 WILLIS, Harold1914ENG,    , Burnley Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
4150 WILLIS, James John1879ENG, MDX, Kensington, London Aug 1891 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
24541 WILLIS, Jeannie W.1897 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
5191 WILLIS, Leslie1918ENG, DUR Mar 1932 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
8827 WILLIS, Lily1905ENG,     Mar 1914 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
8836 WILLIS, Mabel Jane1881ENG, ESS, West Ham Oct 1892 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
9575 WILLIS, Margaret1900ENG,     Mar 1914 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
15093 WILLIS, Margaret1893ENG,     Jun 1906 : Virginian CAN Louisa Birt  
10827 WILLIS, Ruby1899ENG,     Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos Joanna Paluskas  
8835 WILLIS, Sophia Rebecca1879ENG, MDX, Kensington, London Oct 1892 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
8068 WILLIS, William1918ENG,    , Folkestone Mar 1932 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
12427 WILLIS, William1888ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos